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So the purpose of Coleman National Fish Hatchery
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So the purpose ofColeman National Fish Hatchery is to mitigate for the loss ofhabitatdue...

So the purpose of
Coleman National Fish Hatchery is to mitigate for the loss of
habitat
due to Shasta Dam

Full Transcript

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So the purpose of Coleman National Fish Hatchery
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is to mitigate for the loss of habitat due to Shasta Dam.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:57
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Patagonia

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Narratives of ecologists and conservationists are pitted against the human tendency to engineer and control in this probing documentary on the lucrative salmon-hatchery industry.
The creation of the dam prevented about 180 miles of river access - Artifishal 00:12
The creation of the dam prevented about 180 miles of river a...
Our production goal here is 12 million, so we release 12 million, - Artifishal 00:07
Our production goal here is 12 million, so we release 12 mil...
Ninety thousand of that will be caught in the ocean - Artifishal 00:11
Ninety thousand of that will be caught in the ocean
Well, I think, you know, population's going up, - Artifishal 00:11
Well, I think, you know, population's going up,
It would be nice to think that there would be enough water - Artifishal 00:10
It would be nice to think that there would be enough water
This is the Baker River Dam, 265 feet high, - Artifishal 00:16
This is the Baker River Dam, 265 feet high,
It's the only way the salmon can be saved - Artifishal 00:07
It's the only way the salmon can be saved
Humans have always thought themselves - Artifishal 00:06
Humans have always thought themselves
When the Euromericans came, - Artifishal 00:12
When the Euromericans came,
They asked Spencer Baird, the U.S. Fish Commissioner, - Artifishal 00:09
They asked Spencer Baird, the U.S. Fish Commissioner,
Baird told them, "You're not going to be able to protect the habitat - Artifishal 00:09
Baird told them, "You're not going to be able to p...
You're not going to be able to protect them from dams, - Artifishal 00:21
You're not going to be able to protect them from dams,
And since the 1800s, our fish-and-wildlife agencies - Artifishal 00:09
And since the 1800s, our fish-and-wildlife agencies
Just like a farm, you raise them, you put them out, you harvest them. - Artifishal 00:04
Just like a farm, you raise them, you put them out, you harv...
That's the basis for fish-and-wildlife management in the U.S. - Artifishal 00:04
That's the basis for fish-and-wildlife management in th...
The fact is salmon must spend part of their life out in the wild. - Artifishal 00:06
The fact is salmon must spend part of their life out in the ...
And it wasn't until, in the seventies, that we really started evaluating - Artifishal 00:09
And it wasn't until, in the seventies, that we really s...
The use of hatcheries was a promise that you could have salmon - Artifishal 00:10
The use of hatcheries was a promise that you could have salm...
Put that next to the fact - Artifishal 00:18
Put that next to the fact
We've been relying on those same runs of fish, - Artifishal 00:08
We've been relying on those same runs of fish,